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The mass public race at the 2012 London 10000 race Amateur runners completing the very large 2006 Peachtree Road Race. The 10K run is a long-distance road running competition over a distance of ten kilometres (6.2 miles).
Time Athlete Date Place Ref 37:21 Mary Slaney-Decker (USA) 18 April 1971: Lakewood, California: 37:09.4 Lone Dybdal (DEN) 31 March 1973: Haderslev: 35:42 Thelma Wright (CAN) 3 November 1974: Guayanilla, Puerto Rico: 35:36 Peg Neppel (USA) 12 September 1976: San Francisco: 34:51 Julie Shea (USA) 10 October 1976: Washington D.C. 33:49 Marijke ...
The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship-level events.
The first ratified record, Jean Bouin's time of 30:58.8 minutes, had been run the year before. As of June 21, 2009, 37 men's world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. [2] The first world record in the women's 10,000 metres was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1981.
Briton Jo Pavey won the women's event while Kenyan Micah Kogo won the men's, beating the UK all-comers' record by four seconds with a finishing time of 27:25 minutes. [4] Celebrity participants included Kelly Holmes, Amir Khan and members of the cast of Coronation Street. [3] [5] The following year saw almost 25,000 runners complete the course.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Almaz Ayana smashed the world record in a time of 29:17.45. It was the first time four women broke 30 minutes in a single race. At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris Joshua Cheptegei won gold in the 10,000 metres final, in a new Olympic Record of 26:43.14. [2]
On May 28, 2000, Roman Rasskazov of Russia set a new 10-km race walk world record in Saransk in a time of 37:11. [4] The all-time women's 10-km race-walk record is held by Yelena Nikolayeva of Russia, at 41:04. [5]
On November 14, 2020, Eiki Takahashi of Japan set a new 10,000 m race walk world best in Inzai in a time of 37:25.21. The all-time women's 10,000 m race-walk record is held by Nadezhda Ryashkina of Soviet Union, at 41:56.23.